The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Data Collection
2.2. Measurement of Psychological Traits and Procedures
3. Results
3.1. Demographics
3.2. Linguistic Difference
3.3. Emotional Indicators
3.4. Cognitive Indicators
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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n (%) | ||
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Gender | male | 4507 (25.23) |
female | 13,358 (74.77) | |
Age | –9 | 110 (0.62) |
10–19 | 20 (0.11) | |
20–29 | 2035 (11.39) | |
30–39 | 1598 (8.94) | |
40– | 393 (2.20) | |
missing data | 13,709 (76.74) | |
Region of location | Eastern China | 13,925 (77.95) |
Central China | 1644 (9.20) | |
Western China | 2296 (12.85) | |
Total | 17,865 (100) |
T-Before | T-After | t | df | p | |||
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M | SD | M | SD | ||||
Words of emotions | |||||||
Positive emotion | 2.58 | 1.46 | 2.86 | 1.47 | −24.411 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Negative emotion | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.59 | −15.273 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Anxiety | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.17 | −15.294 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Anger | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.23 | −0.347 | 17,747 | 0.792 |
Words of concerns | |||||||
Health | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.72 | 0.63 | −72.392 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Leisure | 1.77 | 1.28 | 1.60 | 1.19 | 21.963 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Family | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.30 | −12.571 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Friend | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 6.202 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Money | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 1.353 | 17,747 | 0.176 |
Death | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.24 | −6.707 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Religion | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.45 | −13.816 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
T-Before | T-After | t | df | p | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | ||||
Negative emotions | |||||||
Anxiety | 11.69 | 4.61 | 12.79 | 4.66 | −35.962 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Depression | 14.87 | 4.81 | 15.27 | 5.08 | −10.717 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Indignation | 1.83 | 0.43 | 1.86 | 0.45 | −11.415 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Positive emotions | |||||||
Oxford happiness | 89.91 | 9.48 | 89.71 | 8.84 | 3.120 | 17,747 | 0.002 ** |
T-Before | T-After | t | df | p | |||
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M | SD | M | SD | ||||
Social risk judgment | 4.10 | 0.27 | 4.12 | 0.25 | −8.832 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
Life satisfaction | 14.33 | 2.47 | 14.24 | 2.28 | 5.500 | 17,747 | 0.000 *** |
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Li, S.; Wang, Y.; Xue, J.; Zhao, N.; Zhu, T. The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062032
Li S, Wang Y, Xue J, Zhao N, Zhu T. The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062032
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Sijia, Yilin Wang, Jia Xue, Nan Zhao, and Tingshao Zhu. 2020. "The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 2032. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062032